Experts recommend against cutting down sumac

8:32 AM,
Nov. 4, 2012

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Q: Do you have recommendations on how to cut, handle and control poison sumac?

A: First we need to correct an error in your question. Poison sumac is not native to Missouri and it is not listed in either Steyermark or the Missouri Conservation Department book on shrubs and vines.

There are, however, several species of sumac (Rhus) found in Missouri. ...